September 27, 2005

Eavesdropping #2

Location: Corner of 52nd Street and Sixth Ave, Manhattan

Construction worker on cell phone: So did you go through the whole ceremony?
[pause]
Construction worker on cell phone: Yeah. You know. They bring you in and you kneel down and they tap you on both shoulders with a tomahawk.

Posted by cari at September 27, 2005 11:12 AM
Comments

Wouldn't you just LOVE to know where they got a tomahawk in Manhattan? Barneys?

Posted by: Juliette

What is that for? Joining the royal knightly order of construction workers?!

Posted by: Amber

Ahahaha.

Y'all know about http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/?
It's one of my favorites.

Posted by: Jackie

OK - is this a normal conversation overheard in NY? I've only been there once, and most of the people I saw were tourists in town for the Macy's parade.

Here in Seattle, the most exciting conversation you probably hear is someone speaking in dork-a-nese and talking about something you totally don't understand.

I'm jealous. But I have great hair today, thanks to you :)

Posted by: Libby

Good one! Anyone who bemoans the proliferation of cell phones in the world would do well to reflect on how much better eavesdropping has become as a result.

Posted by: anne

... so now he's what - a Freemason? ...a Mohican?

Posted by: jeanne

A Freemohican?

How about a freemojito? I could go for that about now...

Posted by: Kel

You overhear the most intriguing conversations. I usually get the insipid "What are you doing? I was like, you know, blah blah blah blah..."

Fascinating factoid: back when bridges and skyscrapers were regularly being built in NYC, Native Americans were routinely hired as steelworkers as they apparently have possess the ability to walk on high steel beams with uncommon grace and aplomb. Yes, I'm a geek. I admit this.

Posted by: regina

That is awesome. What on earth?!

Posted by: alison

*sigh* your city has way more interesting conversations than mine...

Posted by: brenda in toronto

Yeah, isn't that normal? My boyfriend heard two bums @ Madison Square talking, and one said something about..... "yeah, and I know one thing's for sure: I want my fucking pants back!" I can't remember the rest.... Good stuff.

Posted by: StephieP